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Heartbroken by the death of her confidant Prince Philip, with whom she spent much time during his final years, Countess Mountbatten of Burma has received some joyful news: her son, Nicholas Knatchbull, has become a father.
And his son is a boy, so the Earl Mountbatten title has been guaranteed for another generation.
I can reveal that Knatchbull, 41, has had a son with his wife, Ambre Pouzet, 38, who was once a ‘merlesque’ artiste, or performing mermaid, under the surname Saint-Clare. They have named their boy Alexander.
PICTURED: Future Earl Mountbatten, Nicholas Knatchbull with his wife Ambre Saint-Clare. The pair have welcomed a baby boy called Alexander
‘Nick’s whole family is delighted,’ one of his friends tells me. ‘Nick’s had a difficult life, so hopefully fatherhood will be the making of him.’
The news will please Knatchbull’s godfather, Prince Charles, and the Queen, who invited the Countess, Penelope, to Philip’s funeral — the only friend present at the service held during pandemic restrictions.
Knatchbull — whose father, the Earl, 74, is in poor health — quietly married Ambre last May after a two-and-a-half-year engagement. The wedding was held at his family’s 60-room stately home, Broadlands, where the Queen and Prince Philip spent their honeymoon.
The wedding certificate gave Knatchbull’s occupation as ‘music producer and gardener’ and Ambre’s as ‘behavioural therapist’.
PICTURED: Nicholas Knatchbull with his godfather Prince Charles. Prince Charles, and the Queen invited the Countess, Penelope, to Philip’s funeral — the only friend present at the service held during pandemic restrictions
Knatchbull's wife, Ambre Pouzet, 38, was once a ‘merlesque’ artiste, or performing mermaid, under the surname Saint-Clare (pictured)
The tattooed former drug addict uses the names Deep N Beeper and Five Dimensional Nick in his work as a musician.
He is thought to do gardening work at Broadlands, where the couple live in a nearby cottage on the 5,000-acre estate near Romsey, Hampshire.
Knatchbull, whose great-grandfather, the 1st Earl Mountbatten, was Prince Philip’s uncle, was educated at Eton, where he helped mentor the young Prince William.
Knatchbull quietly married Ambre last May after a two-and-a-half-year engagement. The wedding was held at his family’s 60-room stately home, Broadlands, where the Queen and Prince Philip spent their honeymoon (pictured)
He does not use his courtesy title, Lord Brabourne.
Knatchbull, engaged three times before, describes himself and Ambre as the ‘dynamic duo’. French by birth, her work as a mermaid included giving performances which involved donning a custom-made Swarovski crystal-encrusted mermaid tail for underwater shows and photoshoots.
A spokesman tells me: ‘The Earl and Countess would not like to comment on what is a family matter.’
Hollly Willoughby has grumbled her West London neighbours over the years with various planning applications
Perky presenter Holly Willoughby is a TV favourite, but she appears to be less popular among her West London neighbours, some of whom have grumbled about her various planning applications over the years.
Now, they might soon be on the warpath again, as I hear Holly, 41, and her husband, Dan Baldwin, 47, are due to begin major renovations of their six-bedroom property, which they bought for £2.8 million in 2011.
Planners have given the couple the go-ahead for a first-floor extension on the home, which lies within a leafy conservation area.
Let’s hope Holly can charm the locals.
Grieving TV star’s new love with widow
When news star Colin Brazier’s wife, Jo, lost her battle against breast cancer at the age of 55, he was left a widowed father of six children.
Now, however, he has found new love — with a family friend who also lost her spouse.
She is Olivia Warham, 52, whose husband, Mark, was a colourful City financier.
Colin Brazier’s wife, Jo, lost her battle against breast cancer at the age of 55, and was left a widowed father of six children. He has now found love with family friend Olivia Warham, 52, who also lost her spouse
‘We were thrown together,’ GB News presenter Brazier, 54, tells me. ‘Olivia and Mark were friends of ours and, sadly, Mark died of cancer around the same time as Jo. We bonded through our grief and are very happy together now. Olivia has three children and they get on
